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IOR Fellow Linda McVittie has been selected as one of the Women in Engineering Society’s (WES) Top 50 Women in Engineering for 2021. With a career in the refrigeration, air-conditioning and heat pump (RACHP) industry that spans 39 years, Linda has been a strong advocate for diversity in the industry and an excellent role model for female leadership.Currently a Sales Manager for Scotland at J&E Hall Ltd, Linda has volunteered for IOR Scotland for many years and became a Fellow of the IOR in 2012. She has held many key positions with IOR Scotland including becoming IOR Scotland’s first female chair. Linda has also been involved with the IOR’s Women in RACHP Network allowing her to share her story and help to spotlight the variety of careers available to women in the RACHP industry.
The IOR will be hosting a Cool Careers - an event focusing on careers and training on 24th June to mark World Refrigeration Week. In addition, the IOR’s Women in RACHP network event on how women engineers are inspiring the next generation took place on 23 June and a recording will be available shortly.
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Recent posts
First Keynote Announced For Adaptation 2025
8 May 2025
Expert in climate change adaptation Tim Fox will deliver a keynote talk at the IOR’s Adaptation 2025 conference detailing why cooling is now a “mission critical” service, essential to public health, food security, global commerce, and economic well-being.
Live event
Award Winning Paper on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation
7 May 2025
The paper of the Ted Perry Award Winner, Elias Eid, is now available for download. The paper, along with the online presentation which will be held on 15 May will focus on implementing technologies and operational strategies capable of significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions across the European retail sector.
Online event
Masterclass on the Vapour Compression Cycle
6 May 2025
Missed the 1st May Masterclass on the vapour compression cycle? You can catch up anytime on the IOR webinar channel, where you'll find the recording of this session along with the first Masterclass webinar on this topic.
Recording
IOR RACHP EngTech Section: Latest Bulletins
28 Apr 2025
Refrigerants with temperature glide, direct expansion fin and tube evaporators and what to consider when equipment reaches its end of life are the topics covered in the latest RACHP EngTech bulletins.
Publication
STEMAZING Impact Report
24 Apr 2025
IOR Members who enrolled with the STEMAZING Academy, with the support of the Institute have made a great impact promoting STEM and the RACHP Sector to young people.
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